the Egg

This shape is not as easy to draw as it seems.

First draw, with a pencil, a cross and a circle as shown.

Then, with a marker, draw these three lines, counterclockwise. There's no rush, so take your time. Draw the three lines separately: draw number one, lift the marker, draw number two, lift, draw number three.

Draw half a dozen eggs in the same way.

Now half a dozen more, but this time without lifting the pen.

Then draw a hundred eggs without using pencil lines. Most people trying to do this feel a strong compulsion to make the egg longer, covering two squares instead of one and a half. To avoid that, write slowly.

Now you've got the correct shape of the egg but perhaps the size is a tad too big. I usually make it about two thirds of a square high instead of one, as you can see in the four letters ص ض ط ظ.

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Last revised: 2006-04-25

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Drawing the Letters

writing_arabic -> the Egg

	This shape is not as easy to draw as it seems.
	First draw, with a pencil, a cross and a circle as shown.
	Then, with a marker, draw these three lines, counterclockwise. There's no rush, so take your time. Draw the three lines separately: draw number one, lift the marker, draw number two, lift, draw number three.